Kattavakkam Sri Vishwaroopa Lakshmi Narasimhar temple

About the temple

The temple was first established in 2007 and the Lord was installed. The construction work is under process for the temple and other sannadhis. The Samprokshanam or Kumbabhishekam is scheduled for May 2011. The presiding deity is Sri Vishwaroopa Lakshmi Narasimha and is really huge-almost 25 ft from base till the adisesha hoods. His consort Lakshmi is seated on his lap embracing the lord with right side while the left hand has a lotus flower. and the Lord is smiling at his devotees. The Lord has three eyes - the third one in the forehead. The Lord's back left hand has a bow and arrow while the back right hand has a Sudarshana chakra. The forehands are in Abhaya and Varada hastha posture.

                                                       Pancha mukhi Narasimhar

How to reach

Travelling on the Bangalore-Chennai highway, cut the bypass to reach Sunguvar chatram junction and take the left (coming from chennai) or right (while coming from Bangalore) towards Walajabad just opposite the Ganesha temple in the junction. Keep moving on the road till you reach Kattavakkam which is about 13.5 kms. The temple is a few mtrs away on the left side and can be seen from the road itself. For devotees from Chengelpet, the route from Chengelpet to Kanchipuram would be shorter.

Temple timings and contact details

The temple is open from morning 8 am to evening 7 pm.

The contact person name is Sri Parthasarathy - 99529 55500, 9444225091 or 044 - 27290805

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Decorations at temple

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About the temple

The temple is close to Lord Bhaktavatsala perumal temple in Tiruninravur on the outskirts of Chennai. ( Story  credit- google)
Poosalar hailed from a town called Ninravur. He was a great devotee of Lord Siva and longed to build a temple for his Lord, though he was a very poor man. He roamed far and wide to get the required funds, but his efforts were not fruitful. He was desperate and distressed beyond words.

Suddenly a thought struck him. "Why do I not attempt to build a temple for my Lord in my heart? Why should I beg these worthless persons who have no devotion for my Lord?" He determined to do so. He studied the Agama Sastras and consulted knowledgeable Sivacaryas. The thought got shape in his mind and gathered further strength and determination - this thought of building a grand temple for his Lord.